At ‘SNL,’ I wrote political stuff, but I never felt the show should have an axe to grind. But when I left in ’95, I could let my own beliefs out.
AL FRANKENYeah, but you need an experienced radio veteran who is a liberal advocate. And there just hadn’t been any radio that did that. And so they weren’t trained.
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I think there are all kinds of different hells. It’s not a place you go to after you die.
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The right wing has had a radio apparatus for years and years, so they’ve had minor leagues.
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As a source of innovation, an engine of our economy, and a forum for our political discourse.
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Looking at a tableau of Ford, Carter and Nixon, Dole said, ‘There they are: Hear No Evil, See No Evil and Evil.’
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I am a Minnesotan, and not just because I root for the Vikings and the Twins. I like the Minnesota-nice sensibility.
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There is a subset of Democrats who tend to mis-fill out ballots. The way you mark the ballot is like an S.A.T. – you fill in the circle. And the subset of people who tend to, like, put a check there instead, or an X, or fill it out wrong.
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I’m the New York Jew who actually grew up in Minnesota.
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All concluded that Russia did in fact interfere in the 2016 election in order to, quote, help President-elect Trump’s election chances when possible by discrediting Secretary Clinton.
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Yeah, we shot ourselves in the foot right out of the gate.
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I’m crushed by the responsibility of writing a satirical book.
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The Medicare Part D prescription drug bill, which might be the most corrupt piece of legislation in history, was a huge giveaway of taxpayer funds to the big pharmaceutical companies.
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The nature of the Internet and the importance of net neutrality is that innovation can come from everyone.
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Unless it’s a fatal mistake, which, at least, others can learn from.
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I hope you realize, in a democracy, laughter is assent.
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We don’t know how many Russian oligarchs have invested in his business.
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